CVE-2017-7657: Integer Overflow
Eclipse Jetty is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper handling of Chunked Transfer-Encoding chunk size. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
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In Eclipse Jetty, versions 9.2.x and older, 9.3.x (all configurations), and 9.4.x (non-default configuration with RFC2616 compliance enabled), transfer-encoding chunks are handled poorly. The chunk length parsing was vulnerable to an integer overflow. Thus a large chunk size could be interpreted as a smaller chunk size and content sent as chunk body could be interpreted as a pipelined request. If Jetty was deployed behind an intermediary that imposed some authorization and that intermediary allowed arbitrarily large chunks to be passed on unchanged, then this flaw could be used to bypass the authorization imposed by the intermediary as the fake pipelined request would not be interpreted by the intermediary as a request.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2017-7657?
CVE-2017-7657 is a vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty that allows for HTTP request smuggling due to improper handling of Chunked Transfer-Encoding.
What is the severity level of CVE-2017-7657?
The severity level of CVE-2017-7657 is critical.
How can I fix the CVE-2017-7657 vulnerability?
To fix the CVE-2017-7657 vulnerability, update to Eclipse Jetty version 9.3.24 or 9.4.11 (or newer) depending on your configuration.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-7657?
You can find more information about CVE-2017-7657 at the following references: [link1](https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535668), [link2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1595622), [link3](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0910)
What are the Common Weakness Enumerations (CWE) associated with CVE-2017-7657?
The Common Weakness Enumerations (CWE) associated with CVE-2017-7657 are CWE-190, CWE-444, and CWE-79.